Locational Geogrpahy Flashcards
(7 cards)
What does the study of Geography include?
Human, physical and environmental
Physical features on a map of the UK
UK Mountain Ranges: Northwest, Grampian Mountains, Southern Uplands, Pennines, Lake District and Cambrian Mountains.
UK Rivers and Seas: Forth, Thames, Trent, Clyde, Severn, North Sea, Irish Sea, English Channel, Ouse, Tamar, Wye and Bann
Human Features on a map of the UK
Major UK cities: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham, Norwich, London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Belfast.
Human Features on a map of the World
Continents: Asia, Africa, North and South America, Antartica, Europe and Australasia
Countries: Germany, Nigeria, India, USA, South Africa, China, Brazil, France, Australia, Canada, Argentina, Japan and New Zealand
Major Cities: Moscow, Tokyo, Delhi, Buenos Aires, New York, Auckland, Cairo, Sao Paulo, London, Los Angeles, Seoul, Sydney, Shanghai, Paris, Lagos and Mexico City.
Physical features on a map of the world
Mountain Ranges: Himalayas, Alps, Rockies, Atlas
Deserts: Sahara, Gobi and Arabian
Rivers: Amazon, Mississippi, Nile, Danube and Yangtze
What is longitude and latitude?
Longitude are imaginary lines that go up or down the earth and Latitude are also imaginary lines that go across the earth.